Nehemiah 13
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Nehemiah 13:23-25

23In those daysH3117 also I sawH7200 JewsH3064 that had marriedH3427 womenH802 of AshdodH796, of AmmonH5984, and of MoabH4125:1 24And their childrenH1121 spokeH1696 halfH2677 in the speech of AshdodH797, and couldH5234 not speakH1696 in the Jews’ languageH3066, but according to the languageH3956 of eachH5971 peopleH5971.23 25And I contendedH7378 with them, and cursedH7043 them, and smoteH5221 certainH582 of them, and plucked off their hairH4803, and made them swearH7650 by GodH430, saying, Ye shall not giveH5414 your daughtersH1323 to their sonsH1121, nor takeH5375 their daughtersH1323 to your sonsH1121, or for yourselves.4

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  1. 1. Nehemiah 13:23 had...: Heb. had made to dwell with them ↩
  2. 2. Nehemiah 13:24 could...: Heb. they discerned not to speak ↩
  3. 3. Nehemiah 13:24 of each...: Heb. of people and people ↩
  4. 4. Nehemiah 13:25 cursed: or, reviled ↩

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Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain